Pluto, having seen the earth, comes back home amazed at the success of that well-known dance, the "cake-walk." He has brought back with him two noted well-known dancers, who start their favorite dance amidst the flames. A queer and ugly being wishes also to join in the dance, but his limbs break away and dance far from him. All the subjects of His Majesty are seized with the irresistible mania for dancing, and start an unbridled provincial dance. At this sight Satan starts out of the earth a large blaze, which annihilates everything around him, disappearing himself through the flames. This view has beautiful new effects and much improves with colors. For the first time in a cinematograph view one can see some of the will-o'-the-wisp wandering among human beings. The effect is magical. Written by Méliès Catalog

Director: Georges Méliès
Stars: Georges Méliès (as the Devil)
Country: France
Release Date: 13 June 1903 (USA)
Also Known As (AKA)
Le cake-walk infernal France (original title)
Pokoli Cake-walk Hungary
The Cake-Walk Infernal USA
Production Co: Georges Méliès
Sound Mix: Silent
Color: Black and White
Film length (metres) 36.9 m


This movie is part of the collection: The Georges Méliès Collection

Director: Georges Méliès
Producer: Georges Méliès
Production Company: Star Film Company
Sponsor: Gen X
Audio/Visual: silent, black and white
Language: French
Keywords: Gen X; Georges Méliès; Short Film; Silent Film; Fantasy; Horror; Comedy; The Devil;

Creative Commons license: Public Domain Mark 1.0

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